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2020 Honda Civic Electrical system Problems

Complaints
37about this part
Share
16%of 234 total for the year
Median mileage
9,000miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 37 complaints about the electrical system of the 2020 Honda Civic, 16% of the 234 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 9,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“We were traveling east on hwy 63 going home. The lane departure assist came on but we were not out of lane. We kept traveling a little further and the steering was stiff. We were traveling about 53 MPH and the car all of a sudden jerked very sharp to the right and we went off the road hitting parked truck and flipped it. The wheels just turned the right and would not let us turn the wheel”

NHTSA complaint #11352742, filed 2020-09, 3,695 miles

“My car was broken into while parked in a public parking lot. The 2020 Civic has a feature where all windows roll down if you put the key into the driver's door lock and turn it to the right. According to Honda of oakland service center, someone used a screwdriver to activate this feature, which in turn rolled the windows down and they were able to access the trunk latch near the driver's seat and steal items from my trunk. …”

NHTSA complaint #11300526, filed 2020-01, 600 miles

“When using the collision mitigation system it will falsely detects shadows from bridges or trees as objects/vehicles in the road and slams on the breaks. Additional the lane departure will try to veer off the road at every exit if I am in the right hand lane. Both things happen while driving on city streets and the freeway. This has multiple times to the point where we have turned off the collision mitigation and lane departure. The last time it happened was today, 9/19/2020”

NHTSA complaint #11359991, filed 2020-09, 1,280 miles

“Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2020 Honda Civic. It was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a dealer sale. At the time of purchase, the mileage was 87,000. At the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 247,000.”

NHTSA complaint #11762116, filed 2026-09, 247,000 miles

“Tire blew from unknown reason in september 2020. Car purchased in june 2020. Replaced tire in september from brooks huff. Tpm light is now coming on after a scheduled rotation/oil change. Brooks huff checked pressure of all 4 tires and light was reset with calibration. Light came back on same day. Took to Honda dealer on 12/5 in york pa and was advised tpm light was coming on due tire replacement in september from a tire manufactured in USA not france like other 3 tires. …”

NHTSA complaint #11382756, filed 2020-12, 10,000 miles

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026516%
202568%
202486%
2023177%
2022384%
20211812%
20203716%
2019378%
2018618%
201710317%
201611911%
2015287%
20143913%
20133912%
20126013%
2011169%
2010236%
2009369%
2008516%
2007676%
20061007%
2005268%
2004329%
20035110%
2002497%
2001595%
20003813%
199911835%
19988820%
1997308%
1996176%
1995126%
199421%
19932517%
19922829%
19912220%
19901820%
19891116%
1988715%
1986411%

Other parts of the 2020 Honda Civic

Other or unknown
38 complaintsSteering
32 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
32 complaintsFuel system
31 complaintsAir bags
29 complaintsForward collision avoidance
24 complaintsBrakes
17 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
14 complaintsEngine
13 complaintsWheels
7 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsSuspension
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2020 Honda Civic

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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